Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-18
OUR HANERSACK.
Notes From Camp .and Post Throughout
Vermont.

Vermont.
Hon. Warren Gibbs will speak at a
campfire at Essex junction, March II
The grand army post OF Chester talks
of moving its location to Harrington hall
The drama "Ten Nights in Bar Room"
was given by the Hinesburgh post, March
| 4th.
The G. A. r. and auxiliary of Newfane
are planning an entertainment for March
| 10Th.
Rev. DR.. Edward Halves has been en-
gagged to deliver the Memorial day address
at Waterbury.
G. A. r. posts can now buy sabres of the
State tor 80 cents each. Sergeants swords
are but so cents.
The Grand Army boys at Essex had a
banquet and campfire and general good
time last night.
The St. Johnsbury Guards promenade
concert Friday evening was well attended
and went off nicely.
Judge Thurston of Nebraska will dee
| liver the Memorial Day address at Rich
ford. So says the journal.
The Stannard post has in contemplation
a public entertainment on the occasion of
its 10Th anniversary, in April.
At a campfire held at Grand Army hall
AT Cambridge Dy l'OSl w. MdrCn \, ABOUT
81 was raised for the Stannard monument
fund.
Comrade i. NJ. Read of Bellows Falls
will deliver the Memorial Day address at
West Randolph, and f. ID. Proctor of
Proctor at East Middlebury.
The Womans Relief Corps, No. 25 of
Mortified hold a camp fire Tuesday even
| ing March 10. Subject" Eighteen
Months in Rebel Prisons" by Comrade
James Evans.
A camp of Sons of Veterans was organ
lied at Springfield March with Henry ID.
Sparrows rs captain. The camp is No. "a
and it meets every Thursday evening in
G. A. X. hall.
At the sociable and entertainment on
March LIST, at the Windsor q. A. K. and
w. X. Corps halls, under the auspices of
William G. Tracy Relief Corps, the net
receipts were $25.
The recent entertainment at Cabot under
the auspices of the q. A. r. and their
families, was well attended. DR.. Gale
guessed the nearest right, and received
the log-cabin quilt.
Maj Bonds new sword, the regulation
new sabre, presented last January by the
Estey Guard of Brattleboro, has been sent
to New Y rk and handsomely engraved
with his name, rank and the donors.
Post Stetson of Waterbury Centre are
to raise money for the Stannard monu-
ment fund by holding a box party next
Tuesday evening the 18TH. inst. giving
every one chance to contribute Is cents
per box.
The Relief Corps of Wells River recent
ly gave an entertainment called the Rag
Tags" All We're dressed in rags, and
prizes were given to the raggedest per-
sons as follows Miss Hall, LIST; II. Sher-
win, End.
The Soldiers home will have to be en-
larged before another winter. The homes,
both state and national, have been crowd
ed this winter as never before. Many
needy veterans have been refused admis-
sion to homes for want of room.
The Brattleboro Reformer says: Capt
c. S. Forbes of Gen. Greenleaf's staff was
the recipient of profuse honors, among
them Christmas tree in front of his door
at the hotel Thursday morning. The Wis
tors formally initiated him into the regi-
ment.
The camp fire of Custer Post Saturday
evening was bright and CHEEKY one
Speeches by Messrs Darling, Peabody and
others; reading by Prof. Frank Bradford
singing by Sibley's male Quartette, l.. S
Norton and others. Hardtack, coffee and
other rations were served.
The Grand Army post at Barton Land
ing held public camp fire at the Congre
gational church on Tuesday evening
March Sth. DR.. Branch of Coventry de
livered his lecture on How Richmond
Became the Capital of the confederacy,
and How 1t Fell"
Bostwick Post held their banquet AT
the Dixon House Wednesday evening
March 9. Over 100 couples were present
The Citizens band and Lessons orchestra
furnished the music in a very acceptable
manner and 1t was very enjoyable affair
and netted the post a fair financial re-
turn.
All the officers speak in terms of high
praise of the officers school at Brattle-
boro and the handsome treatment they
received. Between so and 60 officers in
Guiding the stalls We're present. Maj
Spooner of the Saxtons River academy
and Capt. Nimms of the Keene Light
guards, were guests of the school.
Among the appropriations for Memorial
Day, the towns of st. Adams, St Johns
bury and Bellows Falls made 800 each
Barre, SO the towns of Montpelier,
Hartford, Manchester, Fair Haven, Wind
sor, Bethel, Brattleboro and Arlington
$50 each; Hardwick, $40; and Fairfax,
Richford, Swanton, Milton, Jericho,
Northfield, Danville, Lyndon and Putney,
s25 each
The G. A, r. post of Waitsiield gave
box party Thursday evening. Baskets
contalnlnRa lady'S name and supper for
two were sold for 25 cents. The company
were entertained by declarations and
Rotations and by an extract from the
war diary of l.. ID. Savage, read by him
sell, beginning With the battle of Savage
Station where he was wounded and taken
prisoner, and continuing through his life
In prison pen and hospital till the time of
MS leaving the service. The post cleared
nearly $40.
PENSIONS have been recently granted to
Nermonters as follows Michael Sullivan,
Northfield, an increase from 81 to s. a
month and S5l5 arrears George w. Smith,
Barre, an increase from 50 to a month
and $40 arrears; Cyrus j. Farnsworth,
Marshteld, an increase from 81 to - a
month and $50 arrears John +. Tucker
Chelsea, an increase from IS to SIP
month John b. Betters, Newport, an in
crease from S2+ to $50 month; George
Green Lower Waterford, an increase
from IS to Sl4 a month.
The drama played at Chelsea, March 81
and Sd, by the comrades under the auspi-
ces of II. r. X. Hall Camp 2S, Sons of
Veterans was decided success Thurs
day evening the entertainment closed with
Il flag presentation. The receipts for the